Assembly Actions -
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Jun 07, 2024 |
committed to rules |
May 20, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
May 15, 2024 |
1st report cal.1158 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to codes |
Jun 10, 2023 |
committed to rules |
Mar 16, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 15, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 13, 2023 |
1st report cal.474 |
Mar 02, 2023 |
print number 4740a |
Mar 02, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4740A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-S4740 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A319
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §245.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A10185
2021-2022: S6420, A318
2023-S4740 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4740 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image PURPOSE: This legislation will make it unlawful to send unsolicited intimate images punishable by fine and allow for judicial discretion to require sexual harassment prevention classes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Creates the crime of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image as a violation. Section 2. Allows for the court to require sexual harassment prevention classes as condition of sentence.
2023-S4740 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4740 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 245.12 to read as follows: § 245.12 UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY OR ALARM ANOTHER PERSON AND WHICH SERVES NO LEGITIMATE PURPOSE, HE OR SHE SENDS BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE AN UNSOLICITED INTIMATE IMAGE TO SUCH OTHER PERSON. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "INTIMATE BODY PARTS" MEANS THE GENITALS, PUBIC AREA OR ANUS OF ANY PERSON; B. "INTIMATE IMAGE" MEANS A PHOTOGRAPH, FILM, VIDEOTAPE, RECORDING OR ANY OTHER REPRODUCTION OF AN IMAGE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH FULLY OR PARTIALLY EXPOSED INTIMATE BODY PARTS OR ENGAGED IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY; C. "SEND BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE" MEANS TO SEND USING A CELLULAR TELE- PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INCLUDING DEVICES CAPABLE OF SENDING TEXT MESSAGES OR E-MAILS; D. "SEXUAL ACTIVITY" MEANS "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI- SION ONE OF SECTION 130.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, "ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT" OR "ANAL SEXUAL CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 130.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, TOUCHING OF THE INTIMATE BODY PARTS OF A PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRATIFYING SEXUAL DESIRE, SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH ANY OBJECT, OR THE TRANSMISSION OR APPEARANCE OF SEMEN UPON ANY PART OF THE DEPICTED INDIVIDUAL'S BODY. UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE IS A VIOLATION. § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 60.38 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02077-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
(R, C) 3rd Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
2023-S4740A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A319
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §245.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
A10185
2021-2022: S6420, A318
2023-S4740A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4740A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of public lewd- ness PURPOSE: To add cyberflashing to the crime of public lewdness. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 245.00 of the penal law by adding a new subdi- vision 2 which adds the act of electronically transmitting an intimate image in or around a public place without consent to the crime of public lewdness. Section 2 provides the effective date.
2023-S4740A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4740--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of public lewd- ness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 245.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1968 and the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: § 245.00 Public lewdness. A person is guilty of public lewdness when [he or she] THEY inten- tionally [exposes]: 1. EXPOSE the private or intimate parts of [his or her] THEIR body in a lewd manner or [commits] COMMIT any other lewd act: (a) in a public place, or (b) (i) in private premises under circumstances in which [he or she] THEY may readily be observed from either a public place or from other private premises, and with intent that [he or she] THEY be so observed, or (ii) while trespassing, as defined in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling, as defined in subdivision three of section 140.00 of this part, under circumstances in which [he or she is] THEY ARE observed by a lawful occupant[.]; OR 2. ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT TO ONE OR MORE PERSONS IN OR AROUND A PUBLIC PLACE AN IMAGE DEPICTING EXPOSED PRIVATE OR INTIMATE PARTS, WITH- OUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS. Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02077-03-3
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